2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 87.0 | 377 | 7.25 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 12 | 80.0 | 344 | 6.67 |
| 3 | UCF | 10 | 78.0 | 305 | 7.80 |
| 4 | Tulane | 11 | 78.0 | 303 | 7.09 |
| 5 | Houston | 11 | 79.0 | 301 | 7.18 |
| 6 | SMU | 10 | 58.0 | 274 | 5.80 |
| 7 | USF | 11 | 68.0 | 255 | 6.18 |
| 8 | Memphis | 11 | 63.0 | 240 | 5.73 |
| 9 | Navy | 12 | 46.0 | 218 | 3.83 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 10 | 55.0 | 161 | 5.50 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 10 | 47.0 | 151 | 4.70 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 9 | 44.0 | 129 | 4.89 |